District Budget Advisory Committee

Welcome to the Lafayette Schools’ District Budget Advisory Committee (DBAC) webpage - a resource for understanding LAFSD's budget and the work of the DBAC, a committee made up of teachers, classified staff, parents/caregivers, administrators, and Governing Board representatives.

Relaunched in 2023, the DBAC is focused on making annual reductions and savings recommendations to the Superintendent and Governing Board.

Responsible Fiscal Stewardship

For the 24-25 school year, the Governing Board adopted $2.1M in savings and reductions recommended by the District Budget Advisory Committee. However, costs continued to exceed revenue and the District is relying on one-time reserves to cover the gap. For 2025-26, the Board approved an additional $2M in ongoing savings and reductions.

There are a number of reasons for these recommendations:

• State funding for public education in Lafayette continues to be inadequate.
• High-quality student programs and recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers cost more than what state and federal funding provides, creating a funding gap. Local funding and one-time savings help make up the difference
• Ongoing inflation means that the District will continue to see cost increases, with little new revenue to cover these costs.

The DBAC began meeting in August 2025 to begin develop reduction recommendations for the 2026-27 school year. In June 2025, the Governing Board approved a resolution to identify another $2M in ongoing reductions beginning in the 2026-27 fiscal year.